General News
8 October, 2023
$5000 raised for charity at club's annual day
WEDDERBURN Golf Club had a big field at its annual Fara Day on Friday to raise funds for the Friedreich Ataxia Research Association. The winner of the men’s event was club champion Byron Bird who teamed with Alex Bird to finish with 49 points from...
WEDDERBURN Golf Club had a big field at its annual Fara Day on Friday to raise funds for the Friedreich Ataxia Research Association.
The winner of the men’s event was club champion Byron Bird who teamed with Alex Bird to finish with 49 points from Anthony Hargreaves and John Tormey on 46.
The women’s event was won by Charlton’s Wendy Laffin and Carmel Fitzpatrick 48 from Wedderburn’s Shirley Postle and Wendy Hargreaves 46.
Mixed: Tim and Susie Lockhart on a countback from Carolyn and Peter McHugh 44.
With 37 pairs contesting honours for the day, well up on last year, the club raised $5000 and has taken its total over more than a decade to $88,000.
The association does not receive government funding and relies on philanthropic and public donations for research into the disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system and may cause heart disease and diabetes